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Inure

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To accustom (someone) to something, especially something unpleasant

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Derogate

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To disparage (someone or something);
To detract from
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Apposite

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Apt in the circumstances or in relation to something

Synonyms: relevant, pertinent, appurtenant, germane, apt, befitting

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Martinet

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Somebody who demands exact conformity to rules

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Obtrude

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To thrust (something) forward upon a person, especially without warrant

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Palatial

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Befitting or suitable for a palace; stately; magnificent

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Cabal

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  1. A small group of secret plotters as against a government or person in authority
  2. The plots and schemes of such a group
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Oblique

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Indirect; slanting

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Rabble

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A disorderly crowd; a mob

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Bolide

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A large meteor that explodes in the atmosphere

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Manumission/manumit

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The act of freeing from slavery

To emancipate

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Capricious

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Unpredictable; fickle; tending to change one’s mind

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Jilted

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Rejected; cast aside; shunned

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Prefatory

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Introductory; pertaining to a preface

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Incipient

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In an initial stage; beginning to happen or develop

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Foppish

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Of a man who is concerned with his clothes and appearance in an affected and excessive way

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Integument

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A tough outer protective layer, especially that of an animal or plant

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Piscatorial

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Pertaining to fish

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Infirm

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Not physically or mentally strong, especially through age or illness

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Bucolic

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Rustic; rural; pastoral; crude

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Wry

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Twisted or bent to one side; dryly humorous

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Garner

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To gather or collect

Syn: accumulate, amass

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Perspicuous

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  1. Clearly expressed or presented; lucid

2. Perspicacious

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Vehemence

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An intense concentration, force, or power; forcefulness

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Impugn
To criticize or cast doubt on
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Avow
To declare frankly or openly; to own, acknowledge, confess, or admit
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Sere
Withered, old, dry, or arid
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Virago
A loud-voiced, ill-tempered, scolding woman; a shrew
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Falter
To start to lose strength or momentum
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Ensconce
To establish or settle (someone) in a comfortable place
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Coeval
Of the same age or duration; equally old
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Vitriol
Something highly caustic or severe in effect, as criticism
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Deprecate
To criticize; to denounce Syn: deplore; abhor; censure
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Staid
Dull; sober; serious; respectable; unadventurous
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Floe
A sheet of floating ice
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Ulterior
Beyond what is obvious or evident
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Noisome
Having an extremely offensive smell; disgusting
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Legerdemain
A display of cleverness, especially to deceive others Syn: skulduggery, chicanery, artifice, trickery
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Dissemble
To avoid the truth
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Timorous
Cowardly; fearful
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Flotsam
Drifting wreckage/debris Syn: detritus, dross
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Proviso
A condition as part of an agreement; a stipulation
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Histrionic
Theatrical; excessively dramatic
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Spendthrift
Extravagant; indulgent; without regard to cost Syn: Profligate, prodigal, improvident
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Chichi
Affectedly trendy; chic and stylish
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Inamorata
A person's female lover
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Pelf
Money, especially when gained in a dishonest or dishonorable way
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Harry
To annoy; to torment
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Subjugate
To conquer; to control; to subdue; to vanquish
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Redolent
Strongly reminiscent or suggestive of something
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Hoi polloi
The common people; the masses
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Distaff
Work or other matters regarded as the concern of women
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Artifice
Deception; trickery
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Appertain
To relate to; to concern
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Stolid
Unemotional; not easily excited Syn: phlegmatic; placid
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Deposition
Removal from an office or position; dethrone meant
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Asperity
Harshness of tone or manner Syn: astringency, acerbity, abrasiveness
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Moil
To work hard at; to drudge
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Sibylline
Oracular, prophetic
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Comeuppance
A well-deserved punishment or misfortune
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Myriad
A large number

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